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Yesterday when I was driving over to vote for our now tea party Governor Elect, I went right past this old Jeep grand wagoner

Talk about old school!

THis thing was a Kentucky parks and recreation truck that lived it's life inside a garage. Basic as basic can be...only options were door handles, windows and air conditioning!

It only has 66,000 original miles, is a 1987, has a 360 V8 with a rotted out single exhaust, 4 WD with a Dana 44 front and rear. The interior looks really good, a few tears here and there, but almost completely there. Sort of a tan color with the ugly autumn harvest tan seats. Two benches without headrests. Might as well be two park benches. Undercarriage is greasy but intact.

The plastic is applied over a dent. The truck is completely rust free, as in none!

This is one of the times I would look over to my wife and say "Good thing we are broke cause that would be coming home with me" Then she does that thing where she rolls her eyes, shakes her head and sais I love you.

I'd flip the axles for a lift, mount up some 35" tires add a locker or two, paint it OD green and black, clean/dye/replace interior parts, warm over the engine, clean the snot out of the undercarriage and reseal, replacing the rubber parts which are probably dead, and call it a day

I'd flip the axles for a lift, mount up some 35" tires add a locker or two, paint it OD green and black, clean/dye/replace interior parts, warm over the engine, clean the snot out of the undercarriage and reseal, replacing the rubber parts which are probably dead, and call it a day

I'd flip the axles for a lift, mount up some 35" tires add a locker or two, paint it OD green and black, clean/dye/replace interior parts, warm over the engine, clean the snot out of the undercarriage and reseal, replacing the rubber parts which are probably dead, and call it a day

So, just another fluid change ;D

I like it and sounds like you do too and it would fill a nitch to haul people around vs SD as that is limited on seats.

If that has 44s front and back it is not going to like 35s, so you might need a rear 60 at least.

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I'd flip the axles for a lift, mount up some 35" tires add a locker or two, paint it OD green and black, clean/dye/replace interior parts, warm over the engine, clean the snot out of the undercarriage and reseal, replacing the rubber parts which are probably dead, and call it a day

So you'd put new axles under it? Why?

Not new, just flip themThose ancient jeeps mounted the axles on top of the springs. I would mount the axles under the spring which would lift it a few inches just doing the flip.

not sarge support vehicle, it would be farm support vehicle......so SSV is out and FSV is the new term. besides, those 2 pre-rangers need something that has farm plates on to learn how to drive with.......

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Give me coffee for the things I can change and Bourbon for the things I cannot!

Very limited build, (thinking paint, fluid change & set of tires) use as farm truck. I think if you could keep it under 5k total don't see how you could be hurt on it in long run. With that said I know who I'm talking to & realize you keeping a build under 5k is like Obama repealing the 1934 NFA......

Thanks. '72 and that was before the 37's. it looked better with the 33's i think. no other pics anymore i had to sell her back in '06. Diamond plate alum panels replaced all the interior door and rear bed panels and i had a 30 gal foam fuel cell, went everywhere! Don is incapable of "just building to run" but it would be nostalgic to see a wagoneer built up cool.

Thanks. '72 and that was before the 37's. it looked better with the 33's i think. no other pics anymore i had to sell her back in '06. Diamond plate alum panels replaced all the interior door and rear bed panels and i had a 30 gal foam fuel cell, went everywhere! Don is incapable of "just building to run" but it would be nostalgic to see a wagoneer built up cool.

WHAT????????

My mower is not modified? Except for the push bar, tow hitch, and muffler mod...

Too bad, I was highly interested. My wife loves those Jeeps and wants to own one.

Happy wife happy life. Better go find one right? fyi, dimpled SB chev 350 headers work great on these. just need to modify the flange a little. See, cheap parts are available, perfect excuse to go get one and start building!